BBC World Service
BBC World Service Summary
BBC World Service is a ad-supported Android app in News by Zeno News. Released in Feb 2019 (7 years ago). It has about 1.7M+ installs and 20.1K ratings with a 4.33★ (good) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 22.1K monthly active users and generates around $<10K monthly revenue (0% IAP / 100% ads). Store metadata: updated Aug 24, 2025, version 2025081301.
Recent activity: 3.9K installs this week (14K over 4 weeks) showing strong growth , and 29 new ratings this week View trends →
Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Mar 1, 2026. The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Oct 16, 2025.
Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Aug 24, 2025 (version 2025081301).
BBC World Service was last scanned for SDKs 2026-03-01. Below is the overview of third party companies detected in the app. The full list of raw SDKs, app permissions and unknown SDKs is available here.
Bumptech
Kotlin
Google
MongoDB
Facebook
Google Analytics
Firebase
AdMob
Keepsafe
AppsFlyer4.33★
Ratings: 20.1K
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App Description
Listen to the latest programmes and news headlines on the official BBC WS app
The official BBC World Service news app by Zeno Media LLC offers the latest programmes and news headlines from the BBC World Service. You can to listen to the latest radio programmes using the free audio player or by using the telephone dial-up option (standard geographic mobile charges will apply. Please check with your provider for exact costs before calling).
- Read the latest news headlines from the BBC World Service website
- Listen to your favorite radio programmes free with the audio player, or by using the standard-rate telephone dial-up service.
- You can listen to the most recent editions of:
- The Global News Podcast
- Newshour
- HARDtalk
- Sport Today
- Business Daily
- Focus on Africa, and many more
For EU users only: If you choose to receive customized ads, a unique identifier (Google Advertising ID or Apple’s ID for Advertising) relating to your device will be stored by Zeno Media to provide you with the service and allow customized advertising to be served within the app.
No other Personal Data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed. Such information will only be processed in line with Zeno Media’s Privacy Policy, available at https://www.zenomedia.com/wp-content/themes/zeno/privacy_policy.pdf
Find out about your privacy rights and the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy at http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy
Notifications may include alerts, sounds and icon badges. These can be reconfigured in Settings (notifications). Details of data this app collects, including the unique identifier relating to your device and your location data, is also found under Settings.